A man is facing several charges after an all-day standoff in Schuyler County on Wednesday.
According to the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Dennis Thompson was arrested on Wednesday after a standoff with police at his home.
Police were responding to the 3700 block of Cross Road in the Town of Reading just after 9 a.m. on Wednesday for a report of a one-car accident. Thompson allegedly yelled at deputies from the front porch of his home on Cross Road.
Police learned Thompson had an active arrest warrant against him and they made several attempts to speak with him throughout the day. A section of Cross Road was closed for nearly 12 hours as police staged outside the suspect’s home.
A tactical team from the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office entered the home at around 8:30 p.m. and arrested Thompson without incident.
Thompson has been charged with criminal contempt in the first degree, a Class E felony, and misdemeanor counts of menacing in the second degree and endangering the welfare of a child.
